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Core inflation rate watched by Fed hit 2.8%, delayed September data shows, lower than expected
A key inflation measure was lower than expected in September, the Commerce Department said Friday in a report delayed by the government shutdown that gives a further green light for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, indicated a 0.2% monthly […]
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Why healthcare is the ‘ultimate hedge’ against an AI correction, according to Kepler Cheuvreux
Key Points Talk of an AI bubble has grown since high-profile investor Michael Burry, known for predicting the housing meltdown ahead of 2008, revealed he is shorting AI players like Nvidia and Palantir. Healthcare, meanwhile, is recovering after a perfect storm, according to Kepler Cheuvreux analysts. The sector is also increasingly benefiting from AI adoption […]
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros. film and streaming assets in $72 billion deal
Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Warner Bros. Jill Connelly | Bloomberg | Getty Images Netflix announced Friday it’s reached a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets. The […]
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London’s answer to Wall Street gains momentum as major firms sign on
Skyscrapers in the Canary Wharf financial, business and shopping district in London, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Visa is moving its European headquarters to London’s financial district, hot on the heels of an announcement by JPMorgan that it will build a landmark tower in an area considered to be the city’s answer to Wall Street. […]
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Putin says Russia is willing to supply ‘uninterrupted’ fuel to India, as U.S. pressures New Delhi to cut back
Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon arrival at the Palam Air Base in New Delhi, India December 4, 2025. Grigory Sysoev | Via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has underlined Moscow’s willingness to provide “uninterrupted shipments of fuel” to India, as the U.S. pressures New Delhi to give […]
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European stocks tick higher as global investors look ahead to Fed meeting
Lights on in skyscrapers and commercial buildings on the skyline of the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. U.K. business chiefs urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to ease energy costs and avoid raising the tax burden on corporate Britain as she prepares this year’s budget. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe-listed […]
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5 stocks that Goldman gives over 70% upside in the coming year
Goldman Sachs has unveiled its top global stock picks for December, highlighting five it rates with an upside of 70% or more. They are: Autonomous vehicle chipmaker Horizon Robotics China’s Horizon Robotics could see an upside of 94% thanks to an upgrade in its product mix, designed to “capture high end smart-driving demand,” according to Goldman. […]
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Global websites back online as Cloudflare issues fix for dashboard issue
The Cloudflare logo appears on a smartphone screen and on the background on computer screen Internal server error in this photo illustration on November 18, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images U.S. internet infrastructure company Cloudflare said on Friday it had issued a fix for an issue […]
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CNBC Daily Open: It’s a rich Nvidia’s world
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A 2025 refrain many of us likely have heard would be: “You’re buying that? You’re doing that? In this economy?” But this problem does not seem to extend to the world’s most valuable company […]
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India cuts rates to 5.25% as expected as central bank flags ‘weakness in some key economic indicators’
The Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2025. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India’s central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters. The monetary policy committee delivered a unanimous reduction, citing “weakness in some key […]
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